The singer cancelled her appearance blaming exhaustion and said her doctor had advised her not to perform. She was due to sing on the NME Radio 1 stage at the event in Balado, Kinross-shire.

The cancellation came just two days after Winehouse pulled out of Liverpool’s Summer Pops concert following doctors’ advice. A statement from her management said: "Amy Winehouse has unfortunately had to cancel her appearance at T in the Park due to exhaustion following non-stop touring and promotion.  "Amy has been advised by a doctor to take time off. Amy would like to apologise to all her fans for this cancellation."

Other acts went ahead as planned as the second day of the festival got under way smoothly after a troubled start on the event’s opening night. Thousands of ticketholders were turned away on Friday evening after heavy rain forced festival bosses to close down public car parks.

Many fans missed opening acts Lily Allen and the Arctic Monkeys after facing 12-mile tailbacks as they tried to reach the event, while the car parks were closed at 10.30pm.  The car park opened again on Saturday to cater for the 80,000 fans attending the sold-out event but festival organisers were still encouraging ticket-holders to travel by public transport if possible.

Afternoon festival-goers basked in sunshine as they watched acts including James Morrison, Kate Nash, Calvin Harris, Sinead O’Connor and The Long Blondes. A festival spokeswoman said: "It is lovely and dry now and the sun has been shining through so things are looking up and there is a really good atmosphere. It is going well and all the acts have gone down a storm."

Tayside Police said they arrested 19 people in the first 24 hours of the festival, for offences including assault, breaches of the peace, theft and drugs offences. They said that only six people had been held in custody, and that most offences had been of a minor nature.

The festival was extended to three days for the first time this year due to its popularity.

Amy on song for Bond? - June 20 2007
Amy Winehouse could be set to become the new voice of James Bond, by singing the theme tune for the next 007 film.

The soul diva is apparently being considered by Bond film score composer David Arnold, who thinks her voice would be ideal, reports the Daily Express.

"Amy Winehouse did the best record of last year. I haven’t asked her yet but I think she’d be good, although Bond songs can be a bit of a war zone," he said.

If Amy does agree to sing the next tune, she would follow in the footsteps of such musical greats as Dame Shirley Bassey and Madonna.

David added that progress on the next 007 instalment is going well.

"The next film will be in 2008 and we’re almost finished with the script. The books are all done now so this one is going to be an extension of what happens to Bond, continuing the story on from Casino Royale," he said.

"We haven’t had a title yet but anything without death, dying, tomorrow, or dies would be fine by me!"


Amy Winehouse wins Mojo song award - June 19 2007
Amy Winehouse joined Ike Turner, Iggy Pop and Ozzy Osbourne in the roll-call of winners at the Mojo awards.

Amy won Song of the Year for her hit Rehab.

The 23-year-old has carved out a reputation for hell-raising - and she found herself in good company at the Mojo Honours List ceremony. She was one of the few young winners on a night which honoured the elder statesmen of the music business and proved to be a celebration of rock’n’roll excess.